309.750.93 Applied Research Methods for Health Policy and Management
- Department:
- Health Policy and Management
- Term:
- 4th term
- Credits:
- 3 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2019 - 2020
- Location:
- Beijing, China
- Auditors Allowed:
- No
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Contact:
- Judith Holzer
- Course Instructor :
- Resources:
- Prerequisite:
- Description:
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Helps Tsinghua DrPH cohort students synthesize methods content to conduct a valid statistical analysis applied to a Chinese-relevant data set or topic area. Students develop advanced skills in modeling and methods for conducting health policy, healthcare management, and health services research analysis.
- Learning Objectives:
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Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Frame a scientific question suitable for empirical research and hypothesis testing
- Distinguish the differences among continuous, binary, count, or time-to-event response measures
- Choose a specific linear, logistic, log-linear, or survival regression model appropriate to address a scientific question and correctly interpret the meaning of its parameters
- Describe how longitudinal data differ from cross-sectional data and why special regression methods are sometimes needed for their analysis
- Summarize in a table, the results of linear, logistic, log-linear, and survival regressions and write a description of the statistical methods, results, and main findings for a scientific report
- Perform data management, including input, editing, and merging of datasets, necessary to analyze data in STATA or SAS
- Complete a data analysis project, including data analysis and a written summary in the form of a scientific paper
- Methods of Assessment:
Problem sets (30%), statistical critique (30%) and completion of a data analysis project (40%)
- Enrollment Restriction:
Restricted to students in JHU-Tsinghua DrPH cohort only
- Instructor Consent:
Consent required for all students
- Consent Note:
- For consent, contact:
- Special Comments:
Offered in Beijing.